Carbon Reduction Commitment

CBI says many businesses will be unaware and unprepared for the scheme

Manufacturing changes lead to 22 per cent reduction in emissions

From Obama's green revolution to marine energy simulators, we run down the stories that have been making waves this week

Industry concerned UK's expanded Carbon Reduction Commitment cap-and-trade scheme will treat private equity portfolios as one group - landing them with a huge administrative headache

BT may scrap plans to build its own wind farm amid fears that regulation would undermine financial viability

Experts claim willingness to reward executives for cutting carbon emissions provides "litmus test" for firms' seriousness about climate change

Critics claim Carbon Reduction Commitment's accounting rules will fail to recognise many firms' investments in renewable energy generation

Leading firms frustrated by Carbon Reduction Commitment's failure to adequately recognise businesses' support for green energy

In the first of a new series, Accountancy Age's Kevin Reed offers advice on how firms can ensure they comply with the government's new carbon cap-and-trade scheme

But report argues stringent penalties for non compliance mean firms would still be well advised to move now to draw up a carbon management plans